Historical Birthday
08 Apr 1320
Pedro I King of Portugal (also called the Just or the Cruel) King of Portugal and of the Algarves (1357-67) born in Coimbra Portugal (d. 1367)
08 Apr 1582
Phineas Fletcher English poet born in Cranbrook (d. 1650)
08 Apr 1641
Henry Sydney 1st Earl of Romney English statesman (d. 1704)
08 Apr 1692
Giuseppe Tartini Venetian Baroque composer and violinist (Trillo del Diavolo) born in Piran Venice (d. 1770)
08 Apr 1695
Johann Christian Gunther German poet born in Striegau Silesia (d. 1723)
08 Apr 1697
Pierre Prowo German composer born in Altona (d. 1757)
08 Apr 1708
Georg Zarth Bohemian composer born in Hochtann Bohemia (d. 1778)
08 Apr 1726
Lewis Morris US farmer (signed Declaration of Independence)
08 Apr 1731
William Williams US merchant (signed Declaration of Independence)
08 Apr 1732
David Rittenhouse American astronomer inventor and mathematician (d. 1796)
08 Apr 1775
Adam A earl von Neipperg Austrian generalNapoleons wife Marie lover
08 Apr 1783
John Claudius horticulturist born in London England
08 Apr 1826
Pancha Carrasco Costa Rican war heroine (d. 1890)
08 Apr 1827
Ramn Emeterio Betances Puerto Rican politician medical doctor and diplomat (d. 1898)
08 Apr 1828
George Baird Hodge Brigadier General (Confederate Army)
08 Apr 1831
Allard Pierson Dutch theologiostphilosopherart historianpoet
08 Apr 1842
Elizabeth Bacon Custer wife of George Armstrong Custer (d. 1933)
08 Apr 1850
William H. Welch American pathologist who founded John Hopkins Hospital born in Norfolk Connecticut (d. 1934)
08 Apr 1859
Edmund Husserl German philosopher (founded Phenomenology)
08 Apr 1865
Charles W. Woodworth American entomologist (d. 1940)
08 Apr 1869
Harvey Cushing American neurosurgeon (blood pressure studies)
08 Apr 1871
Clarence Hudson White American photographer (d. 1925)
08 Apr 1875
Albert I LCMM von Saksen-Coburg king of Belgium (1909-34)
08 Apr 1880
Victor Schertzinger composerdirector (Uptown NY)
08 Apr 1887
Walter Connolly American actor (Good Earth 5th Avenue Girl) born in Cincinnati Ohio (d. 1940)
08 Apr 1889
Adrian Boult Chester England conductorcomposer (BBC Sym Orchestra)
08 Apr 1893
Grace Cunard American silent screen actress (Resurrection) born in Columbus Ohio (d. 1967)
08 Apr 1895
Bert Gordon [Barney Gorodetsky] Comedian born in NYC New York (d. 1974)
08 Apr 1896
Yip Harburg [Isidore Hochberg] American lyricist (Somewhere Over The Rainbow) born in NYC New York (d. 1981)
08 Apr 1897
Herbert Eimert German composermusicologist (Glockenspiel)
08 Apr 1898
Achiel H Acker Belgian premier (1945-46 1954-58)
08 Apr 1898
Cecil [Maurice] Bowra British classics expert (Greek experience)
08 Apr 1902
Arthur Wellard cricketer (big hitting Somerset & England batsman)
08 Apr 1902
Josef Krips conductor (London Symph 1954-63) born in Vienna Austria
08 Apr 1904
John Antill Australian composer (Corroboree) born in Sydney (d. 1986)
08 Apr 1905
Ilka Chase American actress (Masquerade Party Trials of OBrien) born in NYC New York (d. 1978)
08 Apr 1905
George Baxter French actor (Flying Saucer Lili Caged) born in Paris France (d. 1976)
08 Apr 1905
Hans Scherfig Danish marxistwriter (Idealister Frydenholm)
08 Apr 1905
Helen B M Fennell Joseph anti-apartheid writer (Side by Side)
08 Apr 1905
Pierre Wigny Belgian minister of Foreign affairs (1958-61) [or 418]
08 Apr 1906
Charles J B Jonckheere Flemish poetwriter (Mirror of the Sea)
08 Apr 1909
William James Millar Mackenzie political scientist
08 Apr 1909
John Fante Italian-American author and screenwriter (Wait Until Spring Bandini Ask the Dust Full of Life) born in Denver Colorado (d. 1983)
08 Apr 1910
Wendell Bill cricketer (NSW bat 1929-36 Century on debut 1930)
08 Apr 1911
Douglas Hyde England political journalist born in Worthing England (d. 1996)
08 Apr 1911
Melvin Calvin US chemist (photosynthesis Nobel 1961)
08 Apr 1912
Sonja Henie Norwegian figure skater (Olympic gold 1928 32 36) actress (My Lucky Star) born in Oslo Norway (d. 1969)
08 Apr 1914
John Cameron cricketer (brother of Jimmy WI v-capt 1939 England tour)
08 Apr 1914
Mara Flix Mexican actress (Doa Brbara) born in lamos Sonora Mexico (d. 2002)
08 Apr 1919
[Douglas] Ian Smith premier of Rhodesia (1964-..)
08 Apr 1920
Carmen McRae (Clark) US jazz singerpianist (Dream of Life)
08 Apr 1920
Erik Pausin Austrian figure skating pairs (Olympic silver 1936)
08 Apr 1921
Jan Novk Czech classical composer born in Nov e Morovia (d. 1984)
08 Apr 1923
Edward Mulhare Irish actor (Knight Rider) born in Cork Ireland (d. 1997)
08 Apr 1923
Franco Corelli Italian tenor (Don Jose-Carmen) born in Ancona Italy (d. 2003)
08 Apr 1924
Frdric Back German-born Canadian short film director and screenwriter
08 Apr 1924
Sir Anthony Farrar-Hockley English soldier and historian (d. 2006)
08 Apr 1925
Shecky Greene [Fred Greenfield] American comedian and actor (Love Machine Combat) born in Chicago Illinois
08 Apr 1927
Oliver Ollie Mitchell American musician and bandleader (The Wrecking Crew) born in Los Angeles California (d. 2013)
08 Apr 1928
Eric Porter British actor (Antony & Cleopatra 39 Steps) born in London England (d. 1995)
08 Apr 1928
Monty Sunshine jazz bandleader (Gotta Travel On)
08 Apr 1928
Leah Rabin wife of Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin (d. 2000)
08 Apr 1928
Fred Ebb American composer born in Manhattan NYC (d. 2004)
08 Apr 1929
Jacques Brel Belgian singer songwriter actor director and composer (Le Far West Pain in the A__) born in Schaerbeek Brussels (d. 1978)
08 Apr 1929
Walter Berry Austria singerex husband of Christa Ludwig
08 Apr 1930
Dorothy Tutin British actress (Importance of Being Ernest Cromwell) born in London England (d. 2001)
08 Apr 1930
John Bartholomew Tucker TV host (Candid Camera Treasure Island) born in Pennsylvania (d. 2014)
08 Apr 1930
John Reardon American baritone (Falke-Die Fledermaus) born in NYC New York
08 Apr 1930
Julien Van Remoortere [Piet Mortelman] Flemish writer (Fist)
08 Apr 1930
Mary Moore principal (St Hildas College Oxford)
08 Apr 1931
John Gavin [Juan Vincent Apablasa Jr] American actor (Imitation of Life Psycho) and US Ambassador to Mexico (198186) born in Los Angeles California (d. 2018)
08 Apr 1935
Elizabeth Barrett-Connor epidemiologist (Living legacy award-1984)
08 Apr 1936
Klaus Lowitsch actor (Despair Marriage of Marla Braun) born in Berlin Germany
08 Apr 1937
Seymour Hersh award winning investigative reporter (NY Times)
08 Apr 1938
Lory Patrick Beckley WV actress (Trina-Tales of Welles Fargo)
08 Apr 1938
Mohammad Farooq cricketer (Pakistani pace bowler in 7 Tests 1960-65)
08 Apr 1940
John Havlicek Martins Ferry Ohio NBA hall-of-famer (Boston Celtics)
08 Apr 1941
Peggy Lennon singer (Lennon Sisters) born in Los Angeles California
08 Apr 1941
Dame Vivienne Westwood Tintwistle England English fashion designer
08 Apr 1942
Douglas Trumbull director (Silent Running Brainstorm)
08 Apr 1942
Eduard Visser Dutch writer (Fyffes are now called Chiquita)
08 Apr 1942
Roger Chapman Leicester rock vocalist (Family-Family Entertainment)
08 Apr 1943
Carol Lavell Fairfax Vt equestrian dressage (Olympic bronze 1992 96)
08 Apr 1943
Michael Bennett aids victimchoreographer (Chorus Line)
08 Apr 1943
James Herbert horror writer (The Rats) born in London England (d. 2013)
08 Apr 1944
Hywel Bennett South Wales actor (Family Way Shelley)
08 Apr 1944
Santiago Jimenez Jr US accordionist (El Mero Mero Viva Seguin)
08 Apr 1946
Jim Catfish Hunter major-league pitcher (As Yankees)
08 Apr 1946
Stuart Pankin comedian (Striptease Congo Earl-Dinosaurs) born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania
08 Apr 1947
Cindy Pickett American actress (Guiding Light St Elsewhere) born in Norman Oklahoma
08 Apr 1947
Hsiao-hsien Hou Taiwanese direstor (Cheerful Wind City of Sadness The Puppetmaster) born in Mei County China
08 Apr 1947
Steve Howe rock guitarist (Asia Yes-Roundabout) born in London England
08 Apr 1947
Tom DeLay Laredo Texas American politician (Rep-R-Texas 1985-2006)
08 Apr 1947
Larry Norman American musician and pioneer of Christian rock music (Why Should the Devil Have All the Good Music) born in Corpus Christi Texas (d. 2008)
08 Apr 1948
Michael Leshner Canadian lawyer and gay rights advocate
08 Apr 1949
Jim Lampley Hendersonville NC newscaster (Monday Night Baseball)
08 Apr 1951
Mel Schacher American bassist (Grand Funk Railroad-Some Kind of Wonderful) born in Owosso Michigan
08 Apr 1954
John Schneider actor (Bo-Dukes of Hazzard) born in Mt Kisco New York
08 Apr 1955
John Campbell harness racer (3-time winner of Hambletonian)
08 Apr 1956
Jim Piddock English actor writer and producer
08 Apr 1959
Franklyn Stephenson cricketer (great all-rounder)
08 Apr 1961
Richard Hatch American reality television personality
08 Apr 1962
Izzy Stradlin [Jeff Isabelle] Lafayette IN guitarist (Guns & Roses)
08 Apr 1963
Alec Stewart cricketer (son of Mickyopening bat Occasional WK)
08 Apr 1963
Julian Lennon singer (Too Late for Goodbyes) and son of John born in Liverpool England
08 Apr 1963
Terry Porter NBA guard (Minnesota Timberwolves)
08 Apr 1963
Seth Tobias American financial commentator (d. 2007)
08 Apr 1964
Biz Markie rocker (Meteor Man Townsend Television)
08 Apr 1964
Valinda Hilleary Littleton Co WPVA volleyballer (US Open-9th-1993)
08 Apr 1966
Mark Blundell British racing car driver (1992 Le Mans 24hr) born in London
08 Apr 1967
Kenneth Charlie Griffith Benjamin cricketer (WI like his namesake)
08 Apr 1968
Don Davey NFL defensive tackle (Jacksonville Jaguars)
08 Apr 1968
Patricia Arquette American actress (Boyhood True Romance) born in NYC New York
08 Apr 1968
Patricia Girard-Lno French athlete (100m hurdles)
08 Apr 1533
Claudio Merulo Italian organist and composer born in Correggio Italy (d. 1604)
08 Apr 1541
Michele Mercati Italian physician and gardener born in Rome Italy (d. 1593)
08 Apr 1605
Louis de Vadder Flemish painter born in Brussels (d. 1655)
08 Apr 1605
Philip IV King of Spain & Portugal (1621-65) born in Royal Palace of Valladolid Valladolid Spain (d. 1665)
08 Apr 1631
Cornelis de Heem Dutch painter born in Leiden Netherlands (d. 1695)
08 Apr 1641
Henry Sydney 1st Earl of Romney English statesman born in Paris (d. 1704)
08 Apr 1655
Louis Willem I Margrave of Baden-Baden born in Paris (d. 1707)
08 Apr 1726
Lewis Morris American landowner and farmer (signed US Declaration of Independence) born in Morrisania New York (d. 1798)
08 Apr 1732
David Rittenhouse American astronomer inventor and mathematician born in Paper Mill Run Pennsylvania (d. 1796)
08 Apr 1756
Joseph Gehot Belgian composer born in Brussels Belgium (d. 1820)
08 Apr 1775
Adam A earl von Neipperg Austrian general and Napoleons wife Marie lover born in Vienna (d. 1829)
08 Apr 1776
Thaddus Weigl Austrian composer (d. 1844)
08 Apr 1783
John Claudius Loudon Scottish horticulturist born in Cambuslang Lanarkshire Scotland (d. 1843)
08 Apr 1798
Dionysios Solomos Greek poet of the Greek national anthem born in Zakynthos Island Greece (d. 1857)
08 Apr 1816
Frederic William Burton Irish painter born in Wicklow Ireland (d. 1900)
08 Apr 1818
Christian IX King of Denmark (1863-1906) born in Gottorf Castle Schleswig Duchy of Schleswig (d. 1906)
08 Apr 1826
Pancha Carrasco Costa Rican war heroine (Costa Ricas first woman in the military) born in Cartago Costa Rica (d. 1890)
08 Apr 1827
Ramn Emeterio Betances Puerto Rican politician medical doctor and diplomat born in Cabo Rojo Puerto Rico (d. 1898)
08 Apr 1828
George Baird Hodge American Brigadier General (Confederate Army) born in Fleming County Kentucky (d. 1892)
08 Apr 1831
Allard Pierson Dutch theologist philosopher and art historian born in Amsterdam (d. 1896)
08 Apr 1832
Alfred von Waldersee Prussian field marshal and Chief of the German General Staff born in Potsdam Province of Brandenburg Kingdom of Prussia (d. 1904)
08 Apr 1842
Elizabeth Bacon Custer American author public speaker and wife of George Armstrong Custer born in Monroe Michigan (d. 1933)
08 Apr 1843
Asger Hamerik [Hammerich] Danish composer born in Frederiksberg Denmark (d. 1923)
08 Apr 1859
Edmund Husserl German philosopher (founded School of Phenomenology) born in Pronitz Margraviate of Moravia Austrian Empire (d. 1938)
08 Apr 1869
Harvey Cushing American neurosurgeon (blood pressure studies) born in Cleveland Ohio (d. 1939)
08 Apr 1871
Clarence Hudson White American photographer born in Newark Ohio (d. 1925)
08 Apr 1874
Stanisaw Taczak Polish general commander-in-chief of the Greater Poland Uprising born in Mieszkw Greater Poland Voivodeship Poland (d. 1960)
08 Apr 1875
Albert I King of Belgium (1909-34) born in Brussels Belgium (d. 1934)
08 Apr 1878
Rudolf Nelson German composer born in Berlin (d. 1960)
08 Apr 1881
Fernand Lamy French composer born in Chauvigny France (d. 1966)
08 Apr 1883
R. P. Keigwin English academic born in Lexden Essex (d. 1972)
08 Apr 1885
Dimitrios Levidis Greek composer born in Athens Greece (d. 1951)
08 Apr 1886
Margaret Ayer Barnes American playwright and writer (Years of Grace) born in Chicago Illinois (d. 1967)
08 Apr 1888
Victor Schertzinger American composer and director (Uptown NY) born in Mahanoy City Pennsylvania (d. 1941)
08 Apr 1909
Olavi Pesonen Finnish composer born in Helsinki Finland (d. 1993)
08 Apr 1928
Monty Sunshine British jazz clarinetist and bandleader (Petite Fleur) born in Stepney London (d. 2010)
08 Apr 1940
John Havlicek Basketball Hall of Fame guard (8-time NBA champion-Boston Celtics 13-time NBA All Star) born in Martins Ferry Ohio (d. 2019)
08 Apr 1945
Derrick Walker Scottish auto racing team owner (President of operations and competition of IndyCar) born in Leven Scotland
08 Apr 1946
Jim Catfish Hunter American Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher (MLB All-Star 1966 67 70 721976 World Series 197274 77 78 AL Cy Young Award 1974 Oakland As NY Yankees) born in Hertford North Carolina (d. 1999)
08 Apr 1955
John Campbell Canadian harness racing driver (6 x Hambletonian Stakes 3 x Yonkers Trot 8 x Kentucky Futurity) born in Ailsa Craig Ontario
08 Apr 1960
John Schneider American actor (Dukes of Hazzard) born in Mt Kisco New York
08 Apr 1963
Terry Porter American basketball point guard and coach (Portland Trail Blazers Minnesota Timberwolves NBA All Star 1991 93) born in Milwaukee Wisconsin
08 Apr 1966
Mark Blundell British auto racer (24 Hours of Le Mans 1992) born in London England
08 Apr 1969
Steve Jackson NFL cornerback (HoustonTennessee Oilers)
08 Apr 1970
Harold Bishop NFL tight end (Cleveland Browns)
08 Apr 1971
Craig Mazin American scriptwriter and film director (Chernobyl) born in Brooklyn New York
08 Apr 1973
Alex Gonzalez American infielder (Toronto Blue Jays) born in Miami Florida
08 Apr 1775
Adam Albert von Neipperg Austrian general and Napoleons wife Maries lover and later husband born in Vienna (d. 1829)
08 Apr 1776
Thaddus Weigl German-Austrian composer publisher and conductor born in Vienna Austria (d. 1844)
08 Apr 1850
William H. Welch American pathologist who founded Johns Hopkins Hospital born in Norfolk Connecticut (d. 1934)
08 Apr 1888
Dennis Chavez American politician 1st US Hispanic Senator elected to serve full term born in Los Chavez New Mexico Territory (d. 1964)
08 Apr 1889
Adrian Boult British conductor (BBC Symphony Orchestra 1930-50 London Philharmonic 1950-59) born in Chester England (d. 1983)
08 Apr 1892
Richard Neutra Austrian American modernist architect (Kaufmann Desert House) born in Vienna Austria-Hungary (d. 1970)
08 Apr 1893
Grace Cunard American silent screen actress (Untamed Resurrection) born in Columbus Ohio (d. 1967)
08 Apr 1895
Sigurdur Thordarson Icelandic composer (d. 1968)
08 Apr 1896
Karl Hermann Pillney Austrian composer and painist born in Graz Austria-Hungary (d. 1980)
08 Apr 1897
Herbert Eimert German composer and musicologist (Glockenspiel)
08 Apr 1898
Achiel H. Acker Belgian premier (1945-46 1954-58) born in Bruges Belgium (d. 1975)
08 Apr 1902
Arthur Wellard English cricketer (big hitting Somerset & England batsman)
08 Apr 1902
Josef Krips Austrian conductor (London Symph 1954-63) born in Vienna Austria
08 Apr 1904
John R. Hicks British economist ( Value and Capital) (Nobel Memorial Prize for Economic Science 1972) born in Warwick England (d. 1989)
08 Apr 1905
Helen Joseph South African anti-apartheid activist and writer (Side by Side) born in Easebourne England (d. 1992)
08 Apr 1906
Charles J. B. Jonckheere Flemish poet and writer (Mirror of the Sea)
08 Apr 1907
Maurice Stacey British chemist who worked to synthesize vitamin C born in Moreton England (d. 1994)
08 Apr 1909
George Dixon American jazz trumpeter born in New Orleans Louisiana (d. 1994)
08 Apr 1909
William James Millar Mackenzie Scottish political scientist born in Edinburgh Scotland (d. 1996)
08 Apr 1910
George Musso American NFL guard (Chicago Bears) born in Collinsville Illinois (d. 2000)
08 Apr 1910
Wendell Bill Australian cricketer (NSW bat 1929-36 Century on debut 1930)
08 Apr 1911
Emil Mihai Cioran Romanian born writer and aphorist born in Resinr Kingdom of Hungary (d. 1995)
08 Apr 1912
Alois Brunner Austrian Nazi assistant to Adolf Eichmann (convicted in absentia for crimes against humanity) born in Ndkt Austria-Hungary (d. c. 2010)
08 Apr 1913
Hubertus Ernst Dutch Roman Catholic bishop of Breda born in Breda Netherlands (d. 2017)
08 Apr 1914
John Cameron Jamaican cricketer (brother of Jimmy WI v-capt 1939 England tour) born in Kingston Jamaica (d. 2000)
08 Apr 1919
[Douglas] Ian Smith premier of Rhodesia (1964-79) born in Selukwe Rhodesia (d. 2007)
08 Apr 1920
Carmen McRae American jazz singer and pianist (Dream of Life) born in New York City (d. 1994)
08 Apr 1924
Anthony Farrar-Hockley English army officer (NATO Commander) and historian born in Coventry England (d. 2006)
08 Apr 1926
Henry N. Cobb American architect (Pei Cobb Freed & Partners) born in Boston Massachusetts (d. 2020)
08 Apr 1926
Jrgen Moltmann German Reformed theologian born in Hamburg Germany
08 Apr 1928
Eric Porter British actor (Antony & Cleopatra The 39 Steps) born in London England (d. 1995)
08 Apr 1928
Mary Zeldenrust-Noordanus Dutch CEO (NVSH - Dutch Association for Sexual Reform) born in The Hague Netherlands (d. 1984)
08 Apr 1928
Leah Rabin (nee Schloberg) wife of Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin born in Knigsberg Germany (now Kaliningrad Russia) (d. 2000)
08 Apr 1928
Fred Ebb American musical theater lyricist with John Kander (Cabaret Chicago New York New York Funny Lady) born in New York City (d. 2004)
08 Apr 1929
Renzo de Felice Italian historian of Fascism born in Rieti Italy (d. 1996)
08 Apr 1929
WIlliam K. Everson English American film historian born in Yeovil England (d. 1996)
08 Apr 1929
Walter Berry Austria singer ex husband of Christa Ludwig
08 Apr 1930
Dorothy Tutin British actress (Importance of Being Earnest Cromwell) born in London England (d. 2001)
08 Apr 1930
John Reardon American stage actor and operatic baritone (Metropolitan Opera 1965-77) born in NYC New York (d. 1988)
08 Apr 1930
Julien Van Remoortere [Piet Mortelman] Flemish writer (Fist) born in Beveren Belgium (d. 2018)
08 Apr 1930
Mary Moore English principal (St Hildas College Oxford) (d. 2017)
08 Apr 1935
Albert G. Bustamante American politician (Rep-D-TX 1985-93) born in Asherton Texas
08 Apr 1936
Klaus Lowitsch German actor (Despair Marriage of Marla Braun) born in Berlin Germany
08 Apr 1937
Tony Clegg English property trader (Montleigh) born in Littleborough England (d. 1995)
08 Apr 1937
Seymour Hersh award-winning investigative reporter (NY Times)
08 Apr 1938
Barton Keith McLean American composer born in Poughkeepsie New York
08 Apr 1938
Lory Patrick American actress (Trina-Tales of Welles Fargo) born in Beckley West Virginia
08 Apr 1938
Mohammad Farooq Pakistani cricket fast bowler (7 Tests 21 wickets Karachi) born in Junagadh India
08 Apr 1940
John Havlicek American basketball Hall of Fame guard (8-time NBA champion-Boston Celtics 13-time NBA All Star) born in Martins Ferry Ohio (d. 2019)
08 Apr 1941
Peggy Lennon American singer (Lennon Sisters) born in Los Angeles California
08 Apr 1941
Vivienne Westwood [Dame] English fashion designer born in Tintwistle England
08 Apr 1942
Douglas Trumbull American film director (Silent Running Brainstorm) born in Los Angeles California
08 Apr 1942
Roger Chapman English rock vocalist (Family-Family Entertainment) born in Leicester England
08 Apr 1943
Carol Lavell American equestrian dressage (Olympic bronze 1992 96) born in Newport Rhode Island
08 Apr 1943
Michael Bennett American theater director and choreographer (Chorus Line) born in Buffalo New York (d. 1987)
08 Apr 1943
Robby Weaver American actor (Stone) born in Los Angeles California
08 Apr 1943
Tony Banks English politician (Labour) born in Belfast (d. 2006)
08 Apr 1943
William Garth Morrison British Chief scout of UK and Overseas territories (d. 2013)
08 Apr 1943
James Herbert English horror writer (The Rats) born in London England (d. 2013)
08 Apr 1944
Christoph Hein German writer and translator born in Heinzendorf Germany
08 Apr 1944
Hywel Bennett Welsh actor (Family Way Shelley) born in Garnant Wales (d. 2017)
08 Apr 1944
Santiago Jimnez Jr American folk and Tejano accordionist (El Mero Mero Viva Seguin) born in Texas
08 Apr 1946
Stuart Pankin American comedian (Striptease Congo Earl-Dinosaurs) born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania
08 Apr 1946
Tim Thomerson American actor (Trancers) born in Coronado California
08 Apr 1947
Hsiao-hsien Hou Taiwanese director (Cheerful Wind City of Sadness The Puppetmaster) born in Mei County China
08 Apr 1947
Tom DeLay American politician (Rep-R-Texas 1985-2006) born in Laredo Texas
08 Apr 1947
Robert Kiyosaki American investor (Rich Dad Company) born in Hilo Hawaii
08 Apr 1949
Jim Lampley American broadcaster (Monday Night Baseball) born in Hendersonville North Carolina
08 Apr 1950
Grzegorz Lato Polish footballer and manager born in Malbork Poland
08 Apr 1952
Adam Woods British rock drummer and pianist (Fixx)
08 Apr 1954
Gary Carter American Baseball Hall of Fame catcher (11 MLB All-Star World Series 1986 Gold Glove Award 198082 Montreal Expos NY Mets) born in Culver City California (d. 2012)
08 Apr 1955
Kane Hodder American actor and stuntman (Jason Voorhees in Friday the 13th franchise) born in Auburn California
08 Apr 1955
Barbara Kingsolver American novelist (The Poisonwood Bible) born in Annapolis Maryland
08 Apr 1955
David Wu Taiwanese-born American politician (Rep-D-Ore 1999-2011) born in Hsinchu Taiwan
08 Apr 1956
Christine Boisson French actress born in Salon-de-Provence France
08 Apr 1956
Jim Piddock English actor writer and producer (Best in Show) born in Rochester England
08 Apr 1957
Fred Smerlas American football player born in Waltham Massachusetts
08 Apr 1959
Franklyn Stephenson Barbados born cricketer (great all-rounder) born in Saint James Barbados
08 Apr 1961
Richard Hatch American reality television personality (Survivor) born in Newport Rhode Island
08 Apr 1962
Izzy Stradlin [Jeff Isabelle] American guitarist (Guns & Roses) born in Lafayette Indiana
08 Apr 1963
Alec Stewart English cricketer (son of Micky opening batter occasional wicket keeper) born in Merton Park England
08 Apr 1963
Erica Terwillegar American lugist born in Nelsonville New Jersey
08 Apr 1963
Julian Lennon English singer (Too Late for Goodbyes) and son of John born in Liverpool England
08 Apr 1964
Biz Markie [Marcel Hall] American rapper DJ and record producer (Just a Friend) born in New York City
08 Apr 1964
Valinda Hilleary American WPVA volleyballer (US Open-9th-1993) born in Littleton Colorado
08 Apr 1964
Lisa Guerrero American sports broadcaster journalist and model born in Chicago Illinois
08 Apr 1964
John McGinlay Scottish footballer (Bolton Wanderers) born in Inverness Scotland
08 Apr 1966
Mazinho Brazilian footballer (1994 FIFA World Cup) and manager born in Santa Rita Brazil
08 Apr 1967
Kenneth Benjamin West Indian cricketer born in St Johns Antigua
08 Apr 1969
Steve Jackson American NFL cornerback (HoustonTennessee Oilers) born in Houston Texas
08 Apr 1970
Harold Bishop NFL tight end (Cleveland Browns) born in Booneville Mississippi
08 Apr 1971
Christophe Titou Lamaison French rugby footballer fly-half 1996-2004 all-time leading points scorer for France with 380 points born in Dax France
08 Apr 1972
Damon Watts American NFL center (Indianapolis Colts) born in Indianapolis Indiana
08 Apr 1972
Isaac Davis American NFL guard (San Diego Chargers) born in Malvern Arkansas
08 Apr 1973
Khaled Badra Tunisian footballer born in Kairouan Tunisia
08 Apr 1973
Emma Caulfield American actress (Anya in Buffy the Vampire Slayer) born in San Diego California
08 Apr 1974
Chino XL [Derek Keith Barbosa] American rapper and actor born in The Bronx New York
08 Apr 1843
Asger Hamerik [Hammerich] Danish composer and educator (Peabody Institute 1878-91) born in Frederiksberg Denmark (d. 1923)
08 Apr 1882
Lulu McConnell American vaudeville radio and television comedienne (It Pays To Be Ignorant) born in Kansas City Missouri (d. 1962)
08 Apr 1896
Yip Harburg [Isidore Hochberg] American lyricist (Over The Rainbow Its Only A Paper Moon) born in NYC New York (d. 1981)
08 Apr 1902
Arthur Wellard English cricket all-rounder (2 Tests 7 wickets BB 481 Somerset CCC) born in Southfleet England (d. 1980)
08 Apr 1902
Josef Krips Austrian conductor (London Symphony 1950-54 Buffalo Philharmonic 1954-63 San Francisco Symphony 1964-70) born in Vienna Austria (d. 974)
08 Apr 1902
Elmer Feldcamp American big band baritone vocalist saxophone and clarinet player (Freddy Martin Orchestra) born in Newark New Jersey (d. 1938)
08 Apr 1904
John Antill Australian composer (Corroboree New Guinea Patrol) born in Sydney (d. 1986)
08 Apr 1906
Raoul Jobin French Canadian operatic tenor born in Quebec City Quebec (d. 1974)
08 Apr 1918
Glendon Swarthout American novelist (Where The Boys Are The Shootist) born in Pickney Massachusetts (d. 1992)
08 Apr 1918
Lenore Engdahl American classical pianist and educator (Boston University School of Music 197283) born in Minneapolis Minnesota (d. 2018)
08 Apr 1919
Ian Smith Rhodesian farmer fighter pilot and politician (Prime Minister of Rhodesia 1964-79) born in Selukwe Rhodesia (d. 2007)
08 Apr 1920
Carmen McRae American jazz singer and pianist (Dream of Life) born in New York City (d. 1994)
08 Apr 1923
Franco Corelli Italian tenor (Carmen) born in Ancona Italy (d. 2003)
08 Apr 1925
Shecky Greene [Fred Greenfield] American comedian and actor (Love Machine Combat) born in Chicago Illinois
08 Apr 1929
Jacques Brel Belgian singer songwriter actor director and composer (Le Far West Pain in the A--) born in Schaerbeek Brussels (d. 1978)
08 Apr 1929
Walter Berry Austrian singer ex-husband of Christa Ludwig
08 Apr 1929
Eiji Kitamura Japanese jazz clarinetist born in Tokyo Japan
08 Apr 1933
Jaroslav Smolka Czech composer (Metamorfosi) music director dramaturge pedagogue and musicologist born in Prague Czechoslovakia (d. 2011)
08 Apr 1941
Vivienne Westwood [Dame] English fashion designer (Vivienne Westwood) born in Tintwistle England
08 Apr 1941
Murray Khouri New Zealand classical clarinet player (Australia Ensemble) writer and broadcaster born in Wellington New Zealand (d. 2018)
08 Apr 1942
Roger Chapman British progressive rock vocalist (Family - In My Own Time) born in Leicester England
08 Apr 1950
Carmen Twillie American session singer (The Lion King - Circle of Life Celene Dion Pink Floyd) born in Playa del Rey California
08 Apr 1951
Mel Schacher American bassist (Grand Funk Railroad - Some Kind of Wonderful Were An American Band) born in Owosso Michigan
08 Apr 1951
Phil Schaap American Grammy Award-winning jazz historian DJ author and educator born in Queens New York City (d. 2021)
08 Apr 1952
Adam Woods British rock drummer (The Fixx - One Thing Leads To Another Saved By Zero)
08 Apr 1954
George Mesterhazy Hungarian-American jazz pianist and arranger born in Hungary (d. 2012)
08 Apr 1956
Justin Sullivan British rock singer-songwriter (New Model Army) born in Jordans Buckinghamshire England
08 Apr 1962
Adam Mole British guitarist (Pop Will Eat Itself - Get The Girl Kill The Baddies) born in England
08 Apr 1963
Julian Lennon English singer-songwriter (Too Late for Goodbyes) philanthropist (The White Feather Foundation) photographer and son of John born in Liverpool England
08 Apr 1963
Donita Sparks American singer guitarist and songwriter (L7) and podcaster (The Hi-Low Show) born in Chicago Illinois
08 Apr 1964
Biz Markie [Marcel Hall] American rapper DJ and record producer (Just A Friend) born in New York City (d. 2021)
08 Apr 1892
Richard Neutra Austrian-American modernist architect (Kaufmann Desert House - Palm Springs CA Moore House - Ojai CA Hassrick House - Philadelphia PA) born in Vienna Austria-Hungary (d. 1970)
08 Apr 1893
Henri Puvrez Belgian sculptor (Serenity) born in Molenbeek-St-Jean Belgium (d. 1971)
08 Apr 1897
Herbert Eimert German composer and musicologist (Glockenspiel) born in Bad Kreuznach (d. 1972)
08 Apr 1898
Maurice Bowra British classics scholar (Greek experience) born in Jiujiang China (d. 1971)
08 Apr 1904
John R. Hicks British economist (Value and Capital) (Nobel Memorial Prize for Economic Science 1972) born in Warwick England (d. 1989)
08 Apr 1905
Hans Scherfig Danish artist and communist writer (Idealists Stolen Spring) born in Copenhagen Denmark (d. 1979)
08 Apr 1905
Pierre Wigny Belgian politician (Minister of Foreign affairs 1958-61) born in Lige Belgium (d. 1986) [or 418]
08 Apr 1908
Neil Lawson British high court judge (d. 1996)
08 Apr 1911
Melvin Calvin American biochemist (Nobel Prize for Chemist 1961 - for discovery of chemical pathways of photosynthesis) born in St. Paul Minnesota (d. 1997) [1]
08 Apr 1912
Alois Brunner Austrian Nazi assistant to Adolf Eichmann (convicted in absentia for crimes against humanity) born in Ndkt Austria-Hungary (d. c. 2010)
08 Apr 1920
Erik Pausin Austrian figure skater (Olympic silver pairs 1936 World Cship silver x 5 [with sister Ilse Pausin]) born in Vienna Austria (d. 1997)
08 Apr 1937
Seymour Hersh award-winning investigative reporter (NY Times) born in Chicago Illinois
08 Apr 1942
Leon Huff American pianist songwriter and Philadelphia Soul producer with Kenny Gamble (Billy Paul - Me & Mrs Jones The OJays Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes) born in Camden New Jersey
08 Apr 1949
Tom Owen [Rowbotham] British actor (Last of the Summer Wine 2000-10 - Tom) born in Marleybone London England (d. 2022)
08 Apr 1955
Gerrie Coetzee South African boxer (WBA heavyweight title 1983-84) born in Boksburg South Africa (d. 2023)
08 Apr 1955
Ricky Bell American College Football HOF running back (USC 1 Overall Selection 1977 NFL Draft TB Buccaneers San Diego Chargers) born in Houston Texas (d. 1984)
08 Apr 1955
Ron Johnson American politician (Senator-R-Wisconsin 2011-) born in Mankato Minnesota
08 Apr 1697
Pierre Prowo German composer born in Altona Duchy of Holstein Holy Roman Empire (now Germany) (d. 1757)
08 Apr 1865
Ted Wainwright English cricket all-rounder (5 Tests Yorkshire CCC) born in Sheffield England (d. 1919)
08 Apr 1878
Rudolf Nelson German composer born in Berlin Germany (d. 1960)
08 Apr 1895
Bert Gordon [Barney Gorodetsky] Comedian born in New York City (d. 1974)
08 Apr 1895
Sigurdur Thordarson Icelandic composer born in Dyrafjordur Iceland (d. 1968)
08 Apr 1896
Yip Harburg [Isidore Hochberg] American lyricist (Over The Rainbow Its Only A Paper Moon) born in New York City (d. 1981)
08 Apr 1897
Herbert Eimert German composer and musicologist (Glockenspiel) born in Bad Kreuznach Kingdom of Prussia (now Germany) (d. 1972)
08 Apr 1905
Ilka Chase American actress (Masquerade Party Trials of OBrien) born in New York City (d. 1978)
08 Apr 1905
Pierre Wigny Belgian politician (Minister of Foreign affairs 1958-61) born in Lige Belgium (d. 1986) [or 418]
08 Apr 1921
Jan Novk Czech classical composer and contemporary Latin poet born in Nov e Moravia First Czechoslovak Republic (d. 1984)
08 Apr 1921
Phyllis Pippa Latour British secret agent in France during WWII (MBE French Legion of Honour) born in Durban Natal Union of South Africa (d. 2023)
08 Apr 1924
Frdric Back German-born Canadian short film director and screenwriter (The Man Who Planted Trees) born in Saarbrcken The Territory of the Saar Basin (d. 2013)
08 Apr 1925
Shecky Greene [Fred Sheldon Greenfield] American stand-up comedian and actor (Love Machine Combat) born in Chicago Illinois (d. 2023) [1]
08 Apr 1928
Eric Porter British stage and BAFTA Award-winning screen actor (The Royal Shakespeare Company The Forsyte Saga Antony & Cleopatra The Thirty Nine Steps) born in London England (d. 1995)
08 Apr 1929
Walter Berry Austrian lyric bass-baritone singer ex-husband of Christa Ludwig born in Vienna Austria (d. 2000)
08 Apr 1930
John Reardon American stage actor and operatic baritone (Metropolitan Opera 1965-77) born in New York City (d. 1988)
08 Apr 1938
Barton McLean American electro-acoustic composer (Dimensions) teacher and performer born in Poughkeepsie New York
08 Apr 1949
Tom Owen [Rowbotham] British actor (Last of the Summer Wine 2000-10 - Tom) born in Marylebone London England (d. 2022)
08 Apr 1951
Phil Schaap American Grammy Award-winning jazz historian DJ author and educator born in Queens New York (d. 2021)
08 Apr 1952
Adam Woods British rock drummer (The Fixx - One Thing Leads To Another Saved By Zero) born in Manchester England
08 Apr 1963
Julian Lennon English singer-songwriter (Too Late for Goodbyes) philanthropist (The White Feather Foundation) photographer and son of Beatle John Lennon and his 1st wife Cynthia born in Liverpool England
08 Apr 1963
Terry Porter American basketball point guard and coach (Portland Trail Blazers Minnesota Timberwolves NBA All-Star 1991 93) born in Milwaukee Wisconsin
08 Apr 1533
Claudio Merulo Italian organist and composer born in Correggio Duchy of Modena and Reggio Papal States (d. 1604)
08 Apr 1692
Giuseppe Tartini Venetian Baroque composer and violinist (Trillo del Diavolo) born in Piran Republic of Venice (d. 1770)
08 Apr 1697
Pierre Prowo German composer born in Altona Duchy of Holstein Holy Roman Empire (d. 1757)
08 Apr 1884
Marie Hall British concert violinist born in Newcastle upon Tyne England (d. 1956)
08 Apr 1897
Herbert Eimert German composer and musicologist (Glockenspiel) born in Bad Kreuznach Kingdom of Prussia (d. 1972)
08 Apr 1902
Elmer Feldcamp American big band baritone vocalist saxophonist and clarinetist (Freddy Martin Orchestra) born in Newark New Jersey (d. 1938)
08 Apr 1904
John Antill Australian composer (Corroboree New Guinea Patrol) born in Sydney Australia (d. 1986)
08 Apr 1923
George Fisher American political cartoonist (Arkansas Gazette Arkansas Times) born in White Country Arkansas (d. 2003)
08 Apr 1927
Charlie Maxwell American baseball left fielder (MLB All Star 1956 57 Detroit Tigers Boston Red Sox Chicago WS) born in Lawton Michigan (d. 2024)
08 Apr 1930
Carlos Hugo [Charles Hugues] French-Spanish nobleman of the Bourbon-Parma family Duke of Parma (1977-2010) and Carlist politician born in Paris France (d. 2010)
08 Apr 1934
Kisho Kurokawa Japanese architect (Nakagin Capsule Tower Kuala Lumpur International Airport) born in Kanie Aichi Empire of Japan (d. 2007) [1]
08 Apr 1935
Albert G. Bustamante American politician (Rep-D-TX 1985-93) born in Asherton Texas (d. 2021)
08 Apr 1935
Elizabeth Barrett-Connor American epidemiologist and University of California professor (Living legacy award 2009) born in Evanston Illinois (d. 2019)
08 Apr 1941
Peggy Lennon American pop singer (Lennon Sisters) born in Los Angeles California
08 Apr 1948
Michael Leshner Canadian lawyer and gay rights advocate first man to legally enter a same-sex marriage in Canada (2003) born in Niagara Falls New York [1]
08 Apr 1959
Michael Hbner German track cyclist (World Cship gold Sprint 1986 GDR 90 92 FRG Keirin 1990 91 92 Team sprint 1995) born in Chemnitz Germany (d. 2024)
08 Apr 1960
John Schneider American actor (Dukes of Hazzard) born in Mount Kisco New York
08 Apr 1966
Wang Chuanfu Chinese businessman CEO of electric carmaker BYD born in Wuwei County Anhui China [1]
08 Apr 1641
William Wycherley English dramatist and playwright (The Country Wife The Plain Dealer) born in Clive England (d. 1716)
08 Apr 1761
William Joseph Chaminade French Catholic priest who survived persecution during the French Revolution and founder of the Society of Mary born in Prigueux Kingdom of France (d. 1850)
08 Apr 1832
Howell E. Jackson American judge attorney politician and jurist born in Paris Tennessee (d. 1895)
08 Apr 1892
Richard Neutra Austrian-American modernist architect (Kaufmann Desert House - Palm Springs California Moore House - Ojai California Hassrick House - Philadelphia Pennsylvania) born in Vienna Austria-Hungary (d. 1970) [1]
08 Apr 1896
Karl Hermann Pillney Austrian composer and pianist born in Graz Austria-Hungary (d. 1980)
08 Apr 1904
Hirsch Jacobs American thoroughbred horse trainer and owner born in Brooklyn New York City (d. 1970)
08 Apr 1908
Neil Lawson British barrister who advised Malaysia and Brunei during their formation and High Court judge (1971-83) birthplace unknown (d. 1996) [1]
08 Apr 1926
Jrgen Moltmann German writer (God in Creation) and Reformed theologian born in Hamburg Germany (d. 2024)
08 Apr 1929
Joseph L. Bruno American businessman politician and majority leader of the New York State Senate (1994-2008) born in Glens Falls New York (d. 2020)
08 Apr 1933
Bob Garretson American auto racer (Sebring 12 hours 1978 24 Hours of Daytona & World Endurance Cship for Drivers 1981) born in Sunnyville California (d. 2025)
08 Apr 1938
Lory Patrick American actress (Tina Swenson in Tales of Welles Fargo) born in Beckley West Virginia (d. 2026)
08 Apr 1939
Manolis Angelopoulos Greek pop-laiko singer born in Agios Athanasios Macedonia Greece (d. 1989)
08 Apr 1942
Douglas Trumbull American film director (Silent Running) and visual effects artist (2001 A Space Odyssey) born in Los Angeles California (d. 2022)
08 Apr 1942
Eduard Visser Dutch writer (The Red Anteater) and editor-in-chief of science fiction series MSF born in Wormerveer Netherlands
08 Apr 1942
Gregory C. OConnell American police detective and property developer known for revitalizing the Red Hook area born in Brooklyn New York City (d. 2025)
08 Apr 1943
Garth Morrison Scottish Chief scout of UK and Overseas territories born in Edinburgh Scotland (d. 2013)
08 Apr 1944
Odd Nerdrum Swedish-Norwegian figurative painter (On Kitsch Dawn) born in Helsingborg Sweden [1] [2]
08 Apr 1946
Robert L. Johnson American businessman and co-founder of Black Entertainment Television (BET) born in Hickory Mississippi
08 Apr 1948
Linda Calvey Black Widow English armed robber turned author (The Black Widow Locksmith The Game) born in London
08 Apr 1950
Carmen Twillie American session singer (The Lion King - Circle of Life Celine Dion Pink Floyd) born in Playa del Rey California
08 Apr 1956
Christine Boisson French actress (Emmanuelle The Truth About Charlie) born in Salon-de-Provence France (d. 2024)
08 Apr 1959
John Wells American fashion photographer and blogger (The Field Lab) born in Oak Park Illinois (d. 2024)
08 Apr 1960
Greg Iles German-American novelist (The Natchez Burning Trilogy) born in Stuttgart Germany (d. 2025)
08 Apr 1960
John Schneider American actor (Bo Duke in The Dukes of Hazzard) born in Mount Kisco New York
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